Detachable steering-wheel



J. STBUKELJ.

DETAGHABLE STEERING WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I8., 1919.

1,334,417. Patented 11312233920.-

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JACOB STRUKELJ, OrF-MCDDWELL, WEST VIRGINIA.

DETACHABLE STEERING-WIEIEEL.

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Application filed September 18, 1919.

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.lle it .known thatl, JncoivdrnUnnLJ, a cit" en ei lvugoshtv, residing at McDowell, the county ci McDowell and State ol inizn U. Si. A., have invented cer-- 'l1-tin new and useful Improvements in Detachable Steeringdllheels, of which the ioltfnring is a specification.

This invention relates to steering Wheels :For motor vehicles.

The object oit the invention is to provide a detachable steering Wheel connected so as to be quickly removed and applied to avoid nnanthorized persons from using or stealing the vehicle in connection with `which it used. y

Another object is to provide a steering wheel having spokes removably connected "with the Wheel. rim and with its hub, that the driver when parking his vehicle, may take out the spokes and pnt them in his pocket so that the vehicle cannot be steered until the spokes are replaced or a new 'wheel app lied.

'With the foregoingI and other objects in view, which Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination and arrangement oi parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi" the invention. herein disclosed may be made Within the scope oi. what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying draWings:-

Figure l represents a top plan view ci a wheel constructed in accordance with this invention with parts of the rim broken out, and

Fig. 2 is a central transverse section thereof.

In the embodiment illustrated, the steering Wheel 1 constituting this invention com prises the usual rim 2 composed of sections il made of Wood or other suitable material having a 'flat annular plate 3a secured between the Wooden sections, said plate having apertures 4 to receive rivets or bolts 5 which pass through the Wooden sections and said plate to securely hold them together.

The rim 2 is connected With the hub l0 by means oi spokes 6. These spokes 6, four of which are here shown, are each constructed in sections T and 7, the section 7 being shown made integral with plate 3a and radiating inward from its inner edge.

Specification oi' Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Serial'No. 324,270.

' Ihese fixed sections 7 are threaded and adapted to adjustably engage sockets ifoinied on the removable or detachable por tion T ot the spoke. The detachable por tion 7 has a shank 8"' which is pointed at its free end to enter peripheral sockets 'formed in the hnb l0. These members 8 also have eyes 9 lornied therein tor the reception oi? a pin or other tool to be nsed in screwing the sections together or ttor unscrewing them.

The hub l has a central opening 11i which is designed to [it on the annular portion of the steering post, the 'Wheel being held engaged with said post b y the usual nut, not shown. f

After the Wheel has been placed on the post and secured by the nut, as above set forth, the parts will be normally as shown in Figs. I and IVhen the operator or drivel' desires to park his vehicle and avoid all danger ci? its being' stolen, he simply unscrews the sections 7 by placing a pin through the openings or eyes 9 in the shanks thereof and turning it in the proper direc tion. These spokesl may be placed in his pocket or elsewhere as may be desired. It will of course be understood, that when the spokes are removed, the `Wheel is rendered useless, and the steering post cannot be operated Without replacing the spokes or applying another Wheel thereto.

Freni the Aforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and While I have described the principle of operation oit the invention together With the device which I new consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are Within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus `l'ully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent, is:-

l. A steering Wheel for motor vehicles comprising a rim, having spoke sections radiating inwardly from its inner edge, a

intrally disposed hub, and removable spoke sections having threaded engagement With said fixed sections, and detachably connected With said hub.

2. A steering Wheel for motor vehicles comprising a rim having fixed spoke sec tions extending inwardly and radially therefrom, said sections being threaded, a huh having peripheral sockets, detachable spoke sections having internally threaded sockets at one end to receive the threaded ends of the iXed spoke sections, and Shanks extending from said sockets With their free ends entering the sockets of said hub.

3. A steering Wheel for motor vehicles comprising a hub, a rim, and spokes, said spokes being made in sections, one of said sections being fixed to one member of the Wheel and the other detachably connected With said hub and provided with a pin re ceiving eye, said sections having ooperar- .15a ing means for adjustahly and detachahly connecting them.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence oi' tivo Witnesses.

JACOB STRUKELJ.

Witnesses:

C. M. Anirnis'rnn, W. 7W. VVATKINS. 

